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st-slash' aria-hidden='true'>\ ˈkō-ˌmē -ˌmī

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • a tufted bunch (as of branches, bracts, or seed hairs)
  • the head of a comet consisting of a cloud of gas and dust and usually containing a nucleus
  • an optical aberration in which the image of a point source is a comet-shaped blur
Other Words
Noun (2)
  • co​mat​ic kō-ˈma-tik adjective
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Noun (1)
New Latin, from Greek kōma deep sleep
Noun (2)
Latin, hair, from Greek komē
com​mon​er
noun
com·​mon·​er
ˈkä-mə-nər

Definition

  • st-slash' aria-hidden='true'>\     ˈkō-ˌmē -ˌmī

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • a tufted bunch (as of branches, bracts, or seed hairs)
    • the head of a comet consisting of a cloud of gas and dust and usually containing a nucleus
    • an optical aberration in which the image of a point source is a comet-shaped blur
Other Words
Noun (2)
  • co​mat​ic kō-ˈma-tik adjective
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Noun (1)
New Latin, from Greek kōma deep sleep
Noun (2)
Latin, hair, from Greek komē
com​mon​er
noun
com·​mon·​er
ˈkä-mə-nər

Definition

  • st-slash' aria-hidden='true'>\     ˈkō-ˌmē -ˌmī

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • a tufted bunch (as of branches, bracts, or seed hairs)
    • the head of a comet consisting of a cloud of gas and dust and usually containing a nucleus
    • an optical aberration in which the image of a point source is a comet-shaped blur
Other Words
Noun (2)
  • co​mat​ic kō-ˈma-tik adjective
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Noun (1)
New Latin, from Greek kōma deep sleep
Noun (2)
Latin, hair, from Greek komē
com​mon​er
noun
com·​mon·​er
ˈkä-mə-nər

Definition